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New York Times, Wednesday, August 26, 1998

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Across : Cry out
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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8561430423937
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKVX} Scrabble average: 1.88 This is puzzle # 228 for Mr. Santora. Wednesday freshness: 65%
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© 1998, The New York Times8/26/98 ( No. 17,823 )
Across
1
One who plays for a living : PRO
4
Cry out : BLEAT
9
Set up, in a way : FRAME
14
Fled or bled : RAN
15
Kind of appliance : LARGE
16
Horne and Olin : LENAS
17
Appointment book abbr. : OCT
18
Tear-jerker? : ONION
19
Stars, in Kansas' motto : ASTRA
20
First-rate : WHIZBANG
22
Legal claim : DROIT
23
They're good for the long haul : SEMIS
24
"Golly!" : GEEWHIZ
26
Item on a table: Abbr. : ELEM
27
Sports shocker : UPSET
30
Wind dir. : ENE
31
Rival of Steffi : MONICA
33
"The Millionairess" star : LOREN
35
Annually aired classic : THEWIZARDOFOZ
38
Third Bond portrayer : MOORE
39
Buffoonery : ANTICS
40
Have : OWN
41
"Sharp Dressed Man" band : ZZTOP
42
Man, for one : ISLE
46
The entertainment industry : SHOWBIZ
49
TV studio sign : ONAIR
50
Part of T.S.E. : ELIOT
51
"The $64,000 Question," e.g. : QUIZSHOW
54
Eulogizes : LAUDS
55
Fielding practice ball : FUNGO
56
Singer DiFranco : ANI
57
Runs in neutral : IDLES
58
Harmful gas : RADON
59
Stimpy's TV pal : REN
60
Loan shark's offense : USURY
61
Be sweet on : ADORE
62
The racing Unsers : ALS
Down
1
Presley's "G.I. Blues" co-star : PROWSE
2
"Silent Spring" author Carson : RACHEL
3
Promptly : ONTIME
4
Splotches : BLOBS
5
Turner or Wood : LANA
6
Shamrock land : ERIN
7
Awestruck : AGOG
8
Bedtime, for some : TEN
9
Alerting light : FLARE
10
Go to seed again? : RESOW
11
Lucky Jim, for one : ANTIHERO
12
1994 Wimbledon winner Conchita : MARTINEZ
13
Tikkanen of hockey : ESA
21
Longtime baseball manager Don : ZIMMER
22
N.Y.P.D. title : DET
24
Fine-tune for : GEARTO
25
Buddhist discipline : ZEN
27
Prefix with flow : UNI
28
Flair : PIZAZZ
29
Meager : SCANT
32
Have chits out : OWE
33
___ cit. (footnote abbr.) : LOC
34
"...covers a multitude ___" : OFSINS
35
Blonds : TOWHEADS
36
Iolani Palace site : HONOLULU
37
Fondue, for one : DIP
38
Wks. and wks. : MOS
41
Bad mark? : ZIT
43
Much of Niger : SAHARA
44
Train name : LIONEL
45
Actor Stu and kin : ERWINS
47
Dentist's directive : WIDER
48
Heifer's handle : BOSSY
49
Earth protector : OZONE
51
Stereo alternative : QUAD
52
Take apart : UNDO
53
Borodin's "Prince ___" : IGOR
54
Brooklyn sch. : LIU
55
Man who's taken a vow : FRA

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